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End-of-Life Symptoms in Adult Patients With Stroke in the Last Two Years of Life: An Integrative Review
CONCLUSIONS: There is a need for better assessment and management of EOL symptoms in patients with stroke. Established palliative and EOL care guidelines need to be incorporated into clinical practice to ensure access to high-quality care.PMID:37615127 | DOI:10.1177/10499091231197657
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - August 24, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Hanna Ramsburg Helene J Moriarty Meredith MacKenzie Greenle Source Type: research

Post-stroke Headache
AbstractPurpose of ReviewStroke is a major health concern and a leading cause of long-term disability. Persistent post-stroke headache (PPSH) is a common complication of stroke yet little is known about its specific characteristics or optimal management. The purpose of this review is to discuss the epidemiology, presentation, and hypothesized pathophysiology of PPSH. Acute and preventive treatment options, as well as specific concerns regarding triptans and the newer CGRP antagonists, will be discussed in detail as well.Recent FindingsThe 2018 International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (ICHD-3) was the...
Source: Current Pain and Headache Reports - September 7, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Post-stroke shoulder pain: Nociceptive or neuropathic?
Acute rehabilitation after stroke can be adversely affected by complications such as pain in the hemiplegic shoulder. The onset of hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) can compromise functional gains, and has been shown to contribute to longer term disability . The first systematic study of the incidence of post-stroke shoulder pain (PSSP) found that 40% of patients were affected during the 3–6months following survival of a stroke . In 25% of patients, pain occurred during the first two weeks after stroke . The prognosis at six months, however, appears to be reasonably good, with 80% of patients reporting improvement or comple...
Source: Pain - November 26, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Anthony K.P. Jones, Christopher A. Brown Tags: Commentaries Source Type: research

Pain and other non‐neurological adverse events in children with sickle cell anemia and previous stroke who received hydroxyurea and phlebotomy or chronic transfusions and chelation: Results from the SWiTCH clinical trial
Conclusions: In children with SCA and prior stroke, monthly transfusions and daily iron chelation provided superior protection against acute vaso‐occlusive pain SAEs when compared to hydroxyurea and monthly phlebotomy.
Source: American Journal of Hematology - July 16, 2013 Category: Hematology Authors: Ofelia Alvarez, Nancy A. Yovetich, J. Paul Scott, William Owen, Scott T. Miller, William Schultz, Alexandre Lockhart, Banu Aygun, Jonathan Flanagan, Melanie Bonner, Brigitta U. Mueller, Russell E. Ware, Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Updating contextualized clinical practice guidelines on stroke rehabilitation and low back pain management using a novel assessment framework that standardizes decisions
Conclusions: The updating tool provides a simple, standard and novel approach that incorporates evidence hierarchy and quality, and wordings of recommendations. It could be used efficiently by other guideline updaters particularly in developing countries, where resources for guideline development and updates are limited. When many people are involved in guideline writing, there is always the possibility of ‘slippage’ in use of wording and interpretation of evidence. The PARM updating tool provides a mechanism for maintaining a standard process for guideline updating processes that can be followed by clinicians with bas...
Source: BMC Research Notes - November 4, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Ephraim GambitoConsuelo Gonzalez-SuarezKaren GrimmerCarolina ValdecañasJanine DizonMa. BeredoMarcelle Zamora Source Type: research

Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome After Carotid Revascularization and Acute Ischemic Stroke
AbstractPurpose of ReviewCerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) is a rare but significant complication after carotid revascularization and is increasingly recognized after acute stroke treatments. In this review, we discuss the epidemiology and pathophysiology of CHS, clinical presentation including ipsilateral headache, seizures, and focal neurological deficits, and radiographic presentation. We propose preventive therapies with emphasis on acute stroke post-thrombectomy hyperperfusion.Recent FindingsCHS was first described after carotid revascularization but is now also reported in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Pr...
Source: Current Pain and Headache Reports - March 19, 2018 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma treated with tissue plasminogen activator mimicking ischemic stroke
ConclusionHemiplegic spontaneous cervical EDH occurs very rarely. It is often misdiagnosed as ischemic stroke and is likely to be administered with thrombolytic agents, making the patient's symptoms worse. Early diagnosis and rapid management of cervical EDH increase the likelihood of complete recovery of the patient's symptoms. Therefore, if there are unilateral weakness and neck pain without cranial nerve dysfunction and there is no evidence of stroke in the brain imaging, spinal EDH should be considered.
Source: Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery - August 20, 2019 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Phase I/II parallel double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial of perispinal etanercept for chronic stroke: improved mobility and pain alleviation.
Conclusions: Perispinal etanercept can provide significant and ongoing benefits for the chronic post-stroke management of pain and greater shoulder flexion by the paretic arm. Effects are rapid and highly significant, supporting direct action on brain function.Trial registration: ACTRN12615001377527 and Universal Trial Number U1111-1174-3242. PMID: 31899977 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs - January 6, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Expert Opin Investig Drugs Source Type: research

Quality benchmarks for chest pain units and stroke units in Germany.
CONCLUSION: As reimbursement for emergency medicine in Germany was recently rearranged, quality benchmarking has gained incremental importance. Mandatory joint quality measurement in both concepts ensuring gap analysis and process improvement is encouraged. PMID: 31970463 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Herz - January 25, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Herz Source Type: research

Bilateral vertebral artery dissection and cerebellar stroke: a rare complication of massage.
We describe the case of a 39-year-old male, who presented to our emergency department after a one-day history of headache and vomiting, with associated sudden onset posterior neck pain and cerebellar signs following a massage. Computed tomography angiogram and brain demonstrated bilateral vertebral artery dissection and cerebellar stroke. He was admitted to hospital for monitoring and conservative management with antiplatelet therapy, resulting in a good outcome. This is the first reported case of bilateral vertebral artery dissection and stroke to be associated with massage. This case also suggests, unlike many reports in...
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - April 5, 2020 Category: General Medicine Tags: N Z Med J Source Type: research

Patient tolerability of suprascapular and median nerve blocks for the management of pain in post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome
ConclusionsSuprascapular and median nerve blocks are safe and well-tolerated procedures for acute pain control in post-stroke SHS. Further studies should address the benefit of these procedures on overall pain reduction, functional recovery, and quality of life in SHS patients.
Source: Neurological Sciences - February 8, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Stroke and presence of patent foramen ovale in sickle cell disease
AbstractSickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited monogenic hemoglobinopathy characterized by formation of sickle erythrocytes under conditions of deoxygenation. Sickle erythrocytes can lead to thrombus formation and vaso-occlusive episodes that may result in hemolytic anemia, pain crisis and multiple organ damage. Moreover, SCD is characterized by endothelial damage, increased inflammatory response, platelet activation and aggravation, and activation of both the intrinsic and the extrinsic coagulation pathways. Cerebrovascular events constitute an important clinical complication of SCD. Children with SCD have a 300-fold h...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - February 26, 2021 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Machine Learning For Identifying Potentially Undiagnosed Post-Stroke Spasticity Patients In United Kingdom
Spasticity is one of the well-recognized complications of stroke which may give rise to pain and limit patients’ ability to perform daily activities. The predisposing factors and direct effects of post-stroke spasticity (PSS) also involve high management costs in terms of healthcare resources and case-control designs are required for establishing such differences. In ‘The Health Improvement Network’ (THIN) database, such a study was difficult to provide reliable estimates since the prevalence of post-stroke spasticity was found to be substantially below the most conservative previously reported estimates.
Source: Value in Health - October 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: A Cox, M Raluy-Callado, M Wang, A Bakheit, AP Moor, J Dinet Source Type: research

From preoperative evaluation to stroke center: Management of postoperative acute ischemic stroke
This article reviews the perioperative management (covering diagnosis and treatment), prevention (covering surgery postponement, management with anticoagulant/antiplatelet and the growing interest in statins and beta-blockers) and intraoperative recommendations (covering anaesthetic techniques, ventilation strategies, transfusion and blood pressure management) specifically for the general surgical population. A summary of current treatments is enlightened by recently described evidence for the effectiveness of mechanical thrombectomy.
Source: Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine - May 31, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research

Palliative Care and Stroke: An Integrative Review of the Literature (S740)
Stroke survivors and their family members face unique needs related to life-altering functional and cognitive changes and burdensome symptoms, which negatively impact quality of life (QOL). Guidelines recommend that primary palliative care (PC) be offered to all stroke patients; however, gaps exist in understanding how PC is perceived and implemented within stroke.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - February 1, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Kristen Overbaugh, Stephanie Molidor, Carole White, Deborah James Source Type: research